Paola Ridge Fire
The Paola Ridge Fire was reported on August 11, 2018 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 1,111 acres. It was declared out on November 8, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,111 acres
- Contained
- 65%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018
- Personnel
- 56
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.311, -113.651.
The incident
- Size
- 1,111 acres
- Containment
- 65%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018 at 10:40 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 5, 2018 at 11:55 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 5, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 8, 2018 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Near town of Essex which is located on US-2.
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Essex
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 56
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,040,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTFNF-000374
- IRWIN identifier
- BFEC2C3D-CF80-403D-9D9B-FB5EDD3C5199
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Martin City, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 16, 2018 at 7:56 AM MST. Identifier 2018-MTFNF-000374.